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Posted 1/19/2017 12:48 AM (GMT -5)
So I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis towards the end of September 2016 and started taking medicine for it at that time. I rarely have flare ups and when I do I have no pain and have just a little bit of blood in my stool and I also have normal bowel movements (once or twice a day), but I still continue to lose weight. Why if I'm treating it?
Posted 1/19/2017 7:47 AM (GMT -5)
With symptoms that mild I wouldn't expect you to loose weight due to your UC. Must be something unrelated going on?
Posted 1/19/2017 5:41 PM (GMT -5)
i've read that stress brings about weight loss. Try sodium butyrate, after 3 months of taking it, i've managed to put on weight a bit smile
Posted 1/19/2017 10:55 PM (GMT -5)
Are you eating enough? It's possible that you've unknowingly become averse to food (from previous flare?)
Posted 1/19/2017 11:24 PM (GMT -5)

toomuchpoopin said...
Are you eating enough? It's possible that you've unknowingly become averse to food (from previous flare?)



I feel like I'm eating enough. I haven't been losing weight drastically, like I've lost about 40 pounds in the past year and have lost about 10 pounds since I've started treating my UC.
Posted 1/20/2017 7:30 AM (GMT -5)
Usually dramatic weight loss is associated with a severe UC flare-up. As an example, when I was having 20+ bms a day, pain, and the full list of horrid UC symptoms I dropped 20-ish pounds within 3 weeks. During my more recent mild flare I lost only a couple pounds over the same time frame.

Do you have any thyroid issues (something like Graves disease can make one bean-pole skinny)? There are many different reasons for weight loss and I'd recommend talking with your doctor to get to the bottom of it.
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